William Hughes

I rise today with great sorrow to pay tribute to a former Member of the House, and a personal friend, the Honorable Thomas C. McGrath, who passed away last week. Tom McGrath represented New Jersey's Second Congressional District in the…

I rise today to inform my colleagues that yesterday, I announced that I have decided not to seek reelection, and that I intend to leave Congress at the end of this term. It was not an easy decision for me, because I love serving the people…

I rise today to pay tribute to one of the true giants in American history, the late Speaker of the House, Tip O'Neill. There is no one who I admired more throughout my political career than Tip O'Neill. He embodied everything that was good…